Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה‎, An Opening for Hope) known as the Mother of Settlements, is a city in the Center District of Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. Petah Tikva's jurisdiction covers 39,000 dunams (39 km² or 15 mi²). The population density is 4,600 people per km². According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, as of September 30, 2006, the city's population stood at 182,800, growing at an annual rate of 2.6%. Map of the districts of Israel Population density by geographic region, sub-district and district (thicker border indicates higher tier). ... Israels central district highlighted. ... A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of area. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Israels central district highlighted. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) is a state organization for the creation and maintenance of numeric data related to populations vis-à-vis the ethnic makeup of Israel and its cities. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Etymology

The name of Petah Tikva was chosen by its founders in 1878 from the prophecy of Hosea (2:15), "And I will give her vineyards from thence, and the Valley of Achor for an opening of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt." See also Hoshea, who has the same name in Biblical Hebrew. ...

Petah Tikva's emblem appears on a postage stamp designed by Yitzhak Goldenhirsch, a founding member of Petah Tikva. The plow symbolizes Petah Tikva's origins as an agricultural settlement, the field symbolizes the drying of the Yarkon River swamps and cultivation of the land, and the orange tree symbolizes Petah Tikva's citrus industry, starting with the first tree planted by Rabbi Arye Leib Frumkin. A selection of Hong Kong postage stamps A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

History

Petah Tikva in 1912

Petah Tikva was founded in 1878 by religious pioneers from Jerusalem, who were led by Yehoshua Stampfer, Yoel-Moshe Salomon, Zerach Barnett and David Gutmann as well as Lithuanian Rabbi Aryeh Leib Frumkin. It was the first modern Jewish agricultural settlement in Ottoman Palestine and has since grown to become one of Israel's most populous urban centres. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Yehoshua Stampfer (1852 - 1908) was one of the founders of the city of Petah Tikva in Israel. ... For other uses, see Ottoman (disambiguation). ...

Originally intending to establish a new settlement in the Achor Valley, near Jericho, the pioneers purchased land in that area. However, the Turkish Sultan cancelled the purchase and forbade them from settling there, but they retained the name Petah Tikva as a symbol of their aspirations. Achor - meaning trouble in Hebrew, is the name of a valley in the vicinity of Jericho. ... The Taking of Jericho, by Jean Fouquet Near central Jericho, November 1996 Jericho (Arabic  , Hebrew  , ʼArīḥā; Standard YÉ™riḥo Tiberian YÉ™rîḫô / YÉ™rîḥô; meaning fragrant.[1] Greek Ἱεριχώ) is a town in Palestine, located within the Jericho Governorate, near the Jordan River. ...

Undaunted, the settlers purchased a modest area (3.40 square kilometers) from the village of Mulabbis (variants: Mlabbes, Um-Labbes), near the source of the Yarkon River. The Sultan allowed the enterprise to proceed, but because their purchase was located in what was a malarial swamp, they had to evacuate when the malaria spread, founding the town of Yehud near the Arabic village Yehudiyya about 20 kilometers to the south. With the financial help of Baron Edmond de Rothschild they were able to drain the swamps sufficiently to be able to move back in 1883, joined by immigrants of the First Aliyah, and later the Second Aliyah. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. ... Hebrew יהוד Founded in 1953 Government City District Center Population 22,600 (2003) Jurisdiction 4 100 dunams (4. ... Baron Edmond James de Rothschild (born August 19, 1845 - died November 2, 1934) was a philanthropist and activist for Jewish affairs and a member of the prominent Rothschild family. ... Members of the Bilu movement in Palestine The First Aliyah is the first Zionist aliyah, having taken place between 1882 and 1903. ... The Second Aliyah was arguably the most important and influential aliyah. ...

During World War I, Petah Tikva served as a refugee town for residents of Tel Aviv and Jaffa, following their exile by the Turkish authorities due to their refusal to serve the Turkish army to fight the invading British forces. The town suffered heavily as it lay between the Turkish and British fronts during the war. Combatants Ottoman Empire, Military Mission of the German Empire Russian Empire, Armenia, British Empire, Australia, India, Newfoundland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, France Strength 2,850,000 2, max strength: 800,000 Casualties 550,000 KIA 3, 891,000 WIA, 240,000 sick, 103,731 MIO, 239,000-250,000 POW... Jaffa port Jaffa ( Hebrew: יָפוֹ, Yafo Arabic: يَافَا  ; also Japho, Joppa; also, ~1350 B.C.E. Amarna Letters: Yapu; ), is an ancient port city located in south Tel Aviv, Israel on the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Petah Tikva became the school for thousands of pioneer workers, who studied the craft of farming there before they ventured out to establish dozens of settlements in all parts of the country. The agricultural schools are still active to this day.

Petah Tikva was also the birthplace of the Labor Zionist Movement, inspired and encouraged by the writings of A. D. Gordon who lived in Petah Tikva before moving to Degania in the Galilee. Labor Zionism (or Socialist Zionism, Labour Zionism) is the traditional left wing of the Zionist ideology and was historically oriented towards the Jewish workers movement. ... Aaron David Gordon (1856 in Troianov or Podolia Russia-1922 on Kibbutz Deganiah) was a Zionist ideologue and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism. ... Degania, the mother of kvutzot (small kibbutzim) in the 1930s. ... Galilee (Arabic al-jaleel الجليل, Hebrew hagalil הגליל), meaning circuit, is a large area overlapping with much of the North District of Israel. ...

In the 1930s, the pioneering founders of Kibbutz Yavneh from the Religious Zionist movement immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine, settling near Petah Tikva on land purchased by a Jewish-owned German company. Refining the agricultural skills they learned in Germany, these pioneers began in 1941 to build their kibbutz in its intended location in the south of Israel, operating from Petah Tikva as a base. Kibbutz Yavneh (or Kvutzat Yavneh), is a kibbutz located on the coastal plain between Ashdod and Ashkelon in Israel. ... Religious Zionism, or the Religious Zionist Movement, a branch of which is also called Mizrachi, is an ideology that claims to combine Zionism and Judaism, to base Zionism on the principles of Jewish religion and heritage. ...

In the beginning of the 1920s Petah Tikva began to urbanise, including the development of industrial zones. In 1921, Petah Tikva was given the status of a local council by the British authorities, and in 1937 it was recognized as a city. Its first mayor, Shlomo Stampfer, was the son of one of its founders, Yehoshua Stampfer. In Israel, a local council is a locality similar to a city in structure and way of life, that has not yet achieved a status of a city, which requires a minimum number of residents, among other things. ... Yehoshua Stampfer (1852 - 1908) was one of the founders of the city of Petah Tikva in Israel. ...

After the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, several adjoining villages - Amishav and Ein Ganim to the east, Kiryat Matalon to the west, towards Bnei Brak, Kfar Ganim and Machaneh Yehudah to the south and Kfar Avraham on the north - were merged into the municipal boundaries of Petah Tikva, giving it a significant population boost to 22,000. Shavei Israel, (‎ Israel returns in Hebrew, is an Israeli-based Jewish organization that was founded by Michael Freund in 2004. ... Mentioned as one of the cities in the portion of the Tribe of Dan (Yehoshua 19:45), Bnei Brak is famous in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 32b) as the seat of Rabbi Akivas court, and in the Pesach Haggada as the site of the all-night Pesach Seder of Rabbi...

Terrorism

During the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Petah Tikva suffered three terrorist attacks. For other uses, see al-Aqsa (disambiguation). ...

• On May 27, 2002 a suicide bomber blew himself up at a small cafe outside a shopping mall, leaving two dead, including a baby.^[1]
• On December 25, 2003 a suicide bomber blew himself up at a bus stop near the Geha bridge, killing 4 civilians.^[2]
• On February 5, 2006 a Palestinian got into a Sherut taxi, pulled out a knife and began stabbing passengers. A worker from a nearby factory hit him with a log, subduing him. Two civilians died.^[3]

is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death in addition to the attacks primary purpose (see suicide, suicide weapons). ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A share taxi is a mode of transport that falls between private transport and conventional bus transport, with a fixed route, but the convenience of stopping anywhere to pick or drop passengers, etc. ...

Economy

Petah Tikva has the second largest industrial sector in Israel (after Haifa), divided into three industrial zones - Kiryat Arye, Kiryat Matalon, and Segula. Industries include textiles, metalwork, carpentry, plastics, processed foods, tires and other rubber products, and soap. In the last few years many high-tech enterprises and start-ups have moved into the Petah Tikva industrial zone, including the Israeli headquarters for the Oracle Corporation, IBM, Intel, SanDisk, ECI Telecom, and GlaxoSmithKline Pharmecuticals. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 445 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (593 × 799 pixel, file size: 220 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (via email) The content of this image was reviewed by Tewfik and afterwards uploaded by FlickrLickr. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 445 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (593 × 799 pixel, file size: 220 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (via email) The content of this image was reviewed by Tewfik and afterwards uploaded by FlickrLickr. ... Hebrew חֵיפָה Arabic حَيْفَا Founded in 3rd century CE Government City District Haifa Population 267,000 1,039,000 (metropolitan area) Jurisdiction 63,666 dunams (63. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... High tech refers to technology that is at the cutting-edge—the most advanced technology currently available. ... Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) is one of the major companies developing database management systems (DBMS), tools for database development, middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software. ... For other uses, see IBM (disambiguation) and Big Blue. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), formerly SunDisk, is an American multinational corporation which designs and markets flash memory card products. ... ECI Telecom is a telecommunication equipment manufacturer based in Petach Tikva near Tel Aviv in Israel. ... GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK NYSE: GSK) is a British based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company. ...

One of Israel's leading food processing corporations Osem opened in Petah Tikva in 1976. Since then, it has been joined by Osem's administrative offices, distribution center and sauce factory. Osem logo Osem (‎) is one of the largest food corporations in Israel. ...

The extensive citrus groves that once ringed the city have disappeared as real-estate developers acquired the land for construction projects. Many new neighborhoods are going up in and around Petah Tikva. A quarry for building stone is located east of Petah Tikva.

Communications

• The headquarters of the Bezeq International international phone company is located in the Kiryat Matalon industial zone.
• The headquarters of Golden Lines Internet Service Provider is located in the Kiryat Matalon industrial zone.
• The headquarters of Internet Gold Internet Service Provider is located in the Segula industrial zone.
• The headquarters of Tadiran Telecom is located in the Ramat Siv industrial zone.
• Arutz Sheva, the right wing Religious Zionist Israeli media network operates an internet radio studio in Petah Tikva, where Arutz Sheva internet TV is located as well as the printing press for its B'Sheva newspaper.

“ISP” redirects here. ... “ISP” redirects here. ... Tadiran Telecom Ltd is a telecommunications company which offers enterprises complete converged communications solutions that support voice, data, video and advanced applications. ... Arutz Sheva Israel National Radio is a right wing Israeli radio station. ... Religious Zionism, or the Religious Zionist Movement, a branch of which is also called Mizrachi, is an ideology that claims to combine Zionism and Judaism, to base Zionism on the principles of Jewish religion and heritage. ...

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Petah Tikva

While Petah Tikva is not a major center of transportation due to major hubs such as Tel Aviv being too close to it, it still hosts several dozen intercity bus lines from the Egged Bus Cooperative, and has a well-developed inner network of local bus transport serviced by the Kavim company. The city bus lines to the nearest cities of Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv are serviced by the Dan Bus Company. This article is about transport in Petah Tikva, Israel. ... Egged A bendy city bus in Israel. ... Kavim is an Israeli bus company. ... Ramat Gan (רמת-גן) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just east of Tel Aviv, and part of the metropolis known as Gush Dan, in the Tel Aviv District. ... Mentioned as one of the cities in the portion of the Tribe of Dan (Yehoshua 19:45), Bnei Brak is famous in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 32b) as the seat of Rabbi Akivas court, and in the Pesach Haggada as the site of the all-night Pesach Seder of Rabbi... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Dan bus in Tel Aviv. ...

Petah Tikva's largest bus terminal is the Petah Tikva Central Bus Station, while other major stations are located near Beilinson Hospital and Beit Rivka. A rapid transit/light rail system is in the works which will connect Petah Tikva to Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv and Bat Yam. The Rabin Medical Center is a medical center in Petah Tikva, Israel. ... “Mass Transit” redirects here. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Mentioned as one of the cities in the portion of the Tribe of Dan (Yehoshua 19:45), Bnei Brak is famous in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 32b) as the seat of Rabbi Akivas court, and in the Pesach Haggada as the site of the all-night Pesach Seder of Rabbi... Ramat Gan (רמת-גן) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just east of Tel Aviv, and part of the metropolis known as Gush Dan, in the Tel Aviv District. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Hebrew בת ים Name Meaning Daughter of the sea Founded in 1926 Government City (from 1958) District Tel Aviv Population 130,400 (2004) Jurisdiction 8,000 dunams (8 km²) Mayor Shlomo Lahiani Beach of Bat-Yam Bat Yam (Hebrew: ) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just south of...

Israel Railways maintains a suburban railroad station in Segula, on the north-western edge of the city, with trains available to Kfar Saba, Rosh HaAyin, Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv, Lod, Be'er Ya'aqov, Rishon LeZion, Ramla, Bet Shemesh, and Jerusalem. Israel Railways Logo Israel Railways (Hebrew: רכבת ישראל Rakévet Yisraél) is Israels government-owned national railway company and is responsible for all inter-city and suburban railway passenger and freight traffic in the country. ... Hebrew כפר סבא Name Meaning Grandfathers Village Founded in 1903 Government City Also Spelled Kefar Sava (officially) District Center Population 81,100 (2006) Jurisdiction 15,000 dunams (15 km²) Mayor Yehuda Ben Hemo The city today. ... Rosh HaAyin, view to the west. ... Mentioned as one of the cities in the portion of the Tribe of Dan (Yehoshua 19:45), Bnei Brak is famous in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 32b) as the seat of Rabbi Akivas court, and in the Pesach Haggada as the site of the all-night Pesach Seder of Rabbi... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Downtown area of Lod Lod (Hebrew לוֹד; Arabic اَلْلُدّْ al-Ludd, Greco-Latin Lydda, Tiberian Hebrew לֹד Lōḏ) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Beer Yaaqov, also spelled Beer Yaakov (Hebrew: באר יעקב; Standard Hebrew Bəʼer YaÊ»aqov), is a town (local municipality) in the Central District of Israel. ... Rishon Le Zion in 2002 Rishon LeZion, or Rishon LeZiyyon (ראשון לציון) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, in the Center District of Israel, just south of Tel Aviv, and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area (Gush... Ramla (Hebrew רמלה Ramlāh; Arabic الرملة ar-Ramlah, colloquial Ramleh), is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Beth-shemesh is the name of several ancient Biblical towns. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

There are eight taxi fleets based in Petah Tikva, and the city is bordered by three of the major vehicle arteries in Israel: the Geha Highway (Highway 4) on the west, the Trans-Samaria Highway (Highway 5) on the north, and the Trans-Israel Highway (Highway 6) on the east. Highway 4 (Hebrew: , Kvish 4) is an Israeli highway that runs along Israels entire coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea, its rout is from the Erez Border Crossing with the Gaza Strip to Rosh Hanikra border crossing with Lebanon. ... Highway 5, or the Trans-Samaria Highway (Hebrew: כביש חוצה שומרון, Kvish Chotze Shomron), is one of Israels main motorways connecting the Mediterranean coast immediately north of Tel Aviv with Ariel and other Israeli settlements in Samaria (northern West Bank). ... Headquarters and control centre near Petah Tikva Highway 6 (Hebrew: ), widely known as the Trans-Israel Highway or Cross-Israel Highway (חוצה ישראל), is a major electronic toll highway in Israel. ...

Petah Tikva is less than half an hour's drive away from Israel's major international airport, the Ben Gurion International Airport near Lod. Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport (‎, Namal HaTeÅ«fa Ben GÅ«ryōn, Arabic: , maṭār Ben Ghuryon ad-dawlÄ«) (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), historically known as Lydda Airport and sometimes referred to today by its Hebrew acronym Natbag (‎), is the largest international airport in Israel. ... Downtown area of Lod Lod (Hebrew לוֹד; Arabic اَلْلُدّْ al-Ludd, Greco-Latin Lydda, Tiberian Hebrew לֹד Lōḏ) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ...

Government

Petah Tikva's history of government goes back to 1880, when the pioneers elected a council of seven members to run the new colony. From from 1880 to 1921, members of the council were David Meir Guttman, Yehoshua Stampfer, Ze'ev Brenda, Abraham Ze'ev Lipkis, Yitzhak Goldenhirsch, Chaim Cohen-Rice, Moshe Gisin, Shlomo Zalman Gisin and Akiva Librecht. This governing body was declared a local council in 1921, and Petah Tikva became a city in 1937. Yehoshua Stampfer (1852 - 1908) was one of the founders of the city of Petah Tikva in Israel. ... Akiva Librecht was a member of the first council in Petah Tikva, Israel. ...

The following have served as chairmen of the local council (1921-1937) and mayors (1937-date):

Yosef Sapir (January 27, 1902 - February 26, 1972) was an Israeli politician and Knesset member of the 1st to 7th Knessets. ...

Culture

Education

Petah Tikva is home to 300 educational institutions from kindergarten through high school, catering to the secular, religious and Haredi populations. There are over 43,000 students enrolled in these schools, which are staffed by some 2,400 teachers. Haredi Judaism, also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Judaism. ...

In 2006, five schools participated in the nationwide Mofet program, which promotes academic excellence.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the educational program. ...

Petah Tikva has nine official public libraries, the central one being in the city hall building.

Religion

Petah Tikva has over a million synagogues and five mikvaot (ritual baths)(to correspond with the number of religious people in the city). There are two major Haredi yeshivot, Lomzhe Yeshiva and Or-Yisrael (founded by the Chazon Ish, Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz). Yeshivat Hesder Petah Tikva, a modern-orthodox Hesder Yeshiva affiliated with the Religious Zionist movement and directed by Rabbi Yuval Sherlo, is also located in Petah Tikva. Mikvah (or mikveh) (Hebrew: מִקְוָה, Standard Tiberian  ; plural: mikvaot or mikvot) is a specially constructed pool of water used for total immersion in a purification ceremony within Judaism. ... Haredi Judaism, also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Judaism. ... This article is about the Jewish male educational system. ... Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz, The Chazon Ish Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (also Yishayahu, Yeshayah, Yeshayah, Yishaya - in English Abraham Isaiah Karelitz) (1878-1953) known by his pen name as the Chazon Ish (in Hebrew: Vision [of] Man), was a Lithuanian born Orthodox rabbi who became leader of Haredi Judaism in Israel. ... Yeshivat Hesder Petah Tikva is a Hesder Yeshiva located in Petah Tikva, Israel. ... Hesder (in Hebrew: arrangement; or Yeshivat Hesder ישיבת הסדר) is an Israeli yeshiva program which combines advanced Talmudic studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces. ... The Religious Zionist Movement, or Religious Zionism is an ideology combining Zionism and Judaism, which offers Zionism based on the principles of Jewish religion and heritage. ...

There are two cemeteries on the outskirts of the city - the Segula Cemetery to the east and the newer Yarkon Cemetery, to the northeast.

Sports

Petah Tikva has two soccer teams - Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. and Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C.. Additionally, a baseball team, the Petach Tikva Pioneers, plays in the Israel Baseball League. A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Hapoel Petah Tikva is an Israeli football team, from the city of Petah Tikva. ... Maccabi Petah Tikva FC (Hebrew: מכבי פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club, based in the city of Petah Tikva. ... The Petach Tikva Pioneers (Hebrew: ) is an Israeli baseball team from Petah Tikva. ... The Israel Baseball League (IBL) (Hebrew: ליגת הבייסבול הישראלית) is a new professional baseball league in Israel. ...

Health

Petah Tikva has the most extensive health coverage of any city in Israel, relative to the size of its population. It has six hospitals :

• The Rabin Medical Center:
  • Beilinson Campus
    • Beilinson Medical Center
    • Davidoff Oncologic Center
    • Geha Psychiatric Hospital
    • Schneider Pediatric Hospital[1]
    • Tel Aviv University Medical Research Facility
  • Golda Campus, containing HaSharon Hospital
• Beit Rivka geriatric center
• Institute for medical research of Kupat Holim sick fund
• Ramat Marpe Private Hospital - a division of Assuta Hospital

The Schneider Pediatric Centre is the largest and most modern children's hospital in the Middle East In addition, there are many family health clinics throughout the city and suburbs, and many Kupat Holim clinics run by different Health maintenance organizations. The Rabin Medical Center is a medical center in Petah Tikva, Israel. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Twinning

Sister cities of Petah Tikva: This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ...

• Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Laval, Quebec, Canada
• Koblenz, Germany
• Odense municipality, Denmark
• Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

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Famous residents

• A. D. Gordon, (fl. in Petah Tikva in the early 1900's), Labor Zionist ideologue
• Shmuel Dayan, (fl. 1908 in Petah Tikva), Zionist activist
• Hanoch Bartov, (b. 1926 in Petah Tikva), author and columnist
• Yehoshua Kenaz, (b. 1937 in Petah Tikva), novelist
• Tamar Gozansky (b. 1940 in Petah Tikva), politician
• Itzik Kol, (b. Petah Tikva), television and movie producer
• Dudu Fisher, (b. 1951 in Petah Tikva), cantor and stage performer
• Avraham Grant (b. May 6, 1955 in Petah Tikva), coach of the Israel national football team
• Idan Tal, (b. October 13, 1975 in Petah Tikva), soccer player
• Israel Finkelstein (b. Petah Tikva), archaeologist
• Rami Saari, (b. 1963 in Petah Tikva), poet, translator, linguist and literary critic
• Tal Burstein (b. February 19, 1980 in Petah Tikva), professional basketball player
• Leah Rabin, wife of assassinated Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, lived in Petah Tikva from 1995 until her death on November 12, 2000
• Pnina Rosenblum (b. 1954 in Petah Tikva), fashion model, businesswoman and politician.
• Nahum Stalmach (1936-1999), legendary soccer player and figurehead of the local team, Hapoel Petah Tikva

Aaron David Gordon (1856 in Troianov or Podolia Russia-1922 on Kibbutz Deganiah) was a Zionist ideologue and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism. ... Shmuel Dayan (8 August 1891 – 11 August 1968) was a Zionist activist during the British Mandate of Palestine and an Israeli politician who served in the first three Knessets. ... Hanoch Bartov (born 1926, Hebrew calendar 5686) is an Israeli author and opinion writer. ... Yehoshua Kenaz (born 1937, Petah Tikva, Israel) is one of Israels leading novelists. ... Tamar Gozansky (born in 1940 in Petah Tikva) is a controversial Israeli politician, a former (until the 2003 elections) member of the Knesset for Hadash party and a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI). ... Itzik Kol is an Israeli television and movie producer. ... David (Dudu) Fisher (born 1951, Petah Tikva; ) is an Israeli cantor and stage performer. ... Avraham Grant (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם גְרַנט), (born May 6, 1955 in Petah Tikva) is the Technical Director of Portsmouth Football Club. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... First international  Egypt 7 - 1 Palestine/Eretz Israel (Cairo, Egypt; March 16, 1934)  USA 3 - 1 Israel (New York City, USA; September 26, 1948) Biggest win Israel 9 - 0 Chinese Taipei  (Wellington, New Zealand; March 23, 1988) Biggest defeat Egypt 7 - 1 Palestine/Eretz Israel (Cairo, Egypt; March 16, 1934... Idan Tal (Hebrew: עידן טל) (born September 13, 1975 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli association football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for English Premier League (Barclays Premiership) club Bolton Wanderers in season 2006-07[1]. Idan Tal started his career at Maccabi Petah Tikva during the 1996-97 season... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Israel Finkelstein Israel Finkelstein is an Israeli archaeologist. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Rami Saari (b. ... Tal Burstein (born February 19, 1980 in Petah-Tikva, Israel) is a professional basketball player. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Lea Rabin (April 8, 1928 in Königsberg, East Prussia, — November 12, 2000 in Petach Tikvah, Israel) was the wife of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. ... For other persons named Rabin, see Rabin (disambiguation). ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Pnina Rosenblum is an Israeli politician, businesswoman and media personality, born in Petach Tikvah in 1954. ... Hapoel Petah Tikva is a Israeli football team, from city of Petah Tikva. ...

Miscellaneous

Bobsfog (the Israeli version of SpongeBob SquarePants at the World Record attempt on Yom Haatzmaut in 2006

• Kadima, the political party founded by former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and now headed by the current prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has its headquarters in Petah Tikva.
• Nickelodeon television station tried to break the world record for World's Largest Picnic at the "Picnickelodeon" in Petah Tikva on Yom Haatzmaut (Israel Independence Day) in 2006.

Image File history File links Picnickelodeon. ... Image File history File links Picnickelodeon. ... Nickelodeons animated television series, SpongeBob SquarePants has gained an international following. ... For the animated cartoon named for this character, see SpongeBob SquarePants Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants is the eponymous character of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Guinness World Records 2007 edition. ... Yom Haatzmaut (יום העצמאות yom hā-‘aṣmā’ūṯ), Israeli Independence Day, commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, Forward) is a political party in Israel. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... Yom Haatzmaut (יום העצמאות yom hā-‘aṣmā’ūṯ), Israeli Independence Day, commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. ...

References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official website (Hebrew)
• Official website (English)
• Petah Tikva's LiveJournal community (Russian)
• Petah Tikva's Ynet forum (Hebrew)
• Petah Tikva's Yahoo Group (English)

Coordinates: 32°05′N, 34°53′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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